Reviews : Contracts in Social Work
| Date | 01 March 1988 |
| Published date | 01 March 1988 |
| DOI | 10.1177/026455058803500110 |
| Author | Ian White |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
REVIEWS
• Contributions, comments and suggestions to
Liz Bullingham, Probation Office, Frost House,
Woodhouse Green, Thurcroft, Rotherham S66 9AH,
tel: (0709) 546444
Children of Imprisoned Fathers
between the enormous amount spent on catch-
ROGER SHAW
ing, convicting and punishing the offender and
Hodder and Stoughton, 1987; £3.95; pb; pp 87
the amount spent on the children of prisoners
Hands up! How many of us give much atten-
who are inextricably entangled in the event, is
lion in through-care work to children who have
highlighted. The author asks for further re-
a parent in prison. We give attention to 1¡he
search into the effects on children of parental
prisoner (some of us do anyway) and maybe to
imprisonment.
the spouse left to cope, but which of us spends
The book makes interesting reading with
any time with, or given thought to,’the children
extensive quotes from cases :and letters the
and how they are coping with the absence of a
author received. It is a challenging boos, Can
parent; an absence that Roger Shaw’s study
we let the mainly silent suffering continue.
shows may be explained as ’working a~vay’ or
There is a great deal we can do now within the
even more
imaginatively ’working undercover
present system to help relieve some of the
for the police’.
anxiety. A
study that is worthy of discussion and
This very readable account of a two year small
being acted upon in every Probation team.
scale study, based on Leicester Prison, admir-
PETER THOMAS
ably highlights the needs of these children which
Probation Officer, Rotherham
may
be met in some cases, but only as a matter of
chance. It is ironic that our Service pays closer
attention to the needs of children whose parents
Contracts in Social Work
are in conflict in domestic proceedings. Scant
JOHN CORDEN AND MICHAEL
PRESTON-SHOOT
regard is paid to the needs of children whose
Gower, 1987; £4.95p pb; pp 115
parent has suddenly disappeared often without
I read
this book around the...
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